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**THE PSYCHOPATH vs THE SOCIOPATH**

Almost one in the same....

"THE PSYCHOPATH"..
...is callous, yet charming. He or she will con and manipulate others with charisma and intimidation and can effectively mimic feelings to present as "normal" to society. The psychopath is organized in their criminal thinking and behavior, and can maintain good emotional and physical control, displaying little to no emotional or autonomic arousal, even under situations that most would find threatening or horrifying. The psychopath is keenly aware that what he or she is doing is wrong, but does not care


-Conversely-
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"THE SOCIOPATH"...
...is less organized in his or her demeanor; he or she might be nervous, easily agitated, and quick to display anger. A sociopath is more likely to spontaneously act out in inappropriate ways without thinking through the consequences. Compared to the psychopath, the sociopath will not be able to move through society committing callous crimes as easily, as they can form attachments and often have 'normal temperaments.' . . ."


"Just so you know"
-Not the same-
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TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F
Compared to the psychopath, the sociopath will not be able to move through society committing callous crimes as easily, as they can form attachments and often have 'normal temperaments.
A sociopath can form attachments? Really? I thought they were similar to narcissists, who don't seem to be able to form meaningful attachments. Narcissists (at least, the narcissist I know here) seem to be able to very easily throw people away and replace them with new people. They seem to see friends and romantic partners as disposable. Well, maybe they have some platonic friends they genuinely care about, I don't know. That part is a little confusing for me. But romantic partners, they just use and then throw away like garbage. And I thought sociopaths were the same way.
Socram · M
@TeresaRudolph71 While sociopaths qualify as narcissists, not all narcissists are sociopaths. What drives them differs. There is certainly some overlap between these two personality disorders.
Socram · M
TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F
@Socram That's interesting. Well then, this one might be a narcissist but not a sociopath. Then again, maybe I need to learn more before I can say for sure.